Mascoutah Police Jail

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The Mascoutah Police Jail is located at 3 West Main Street in Mascoutah, IL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Mascoutah Police Department.

This page will tell you info about anything a person needs to know about the Mascoutah Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer advice and information that you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and also any tips or comments that would help others would be much appreciated.

Mascoutah Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mascoutah Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get the same information about anyone processed or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get the information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Mascoutah Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Mascoutah Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you will have to answer some basic questions, like your full legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get released. Also, it can depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate has to determine the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the release date, plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Mascoutah Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Mascoutah Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will go into a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. Each visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Mascoutah Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the facility at 618-566-2976 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Mascoutah Police Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Mascoutah Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they will have to be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Mascoutah Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mascoutah Police Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

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Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Mascoutah Police Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Mascoutah Police Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you think you might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the court records online or call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the St Clair County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file containing a docket and any documents filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to the St Clair County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail are always changing, so we suggest that you double check the Mascoutah Police Jail website before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mascoutah Police Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Mascoutah Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 618-566-2976 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmate’s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Mascoutah Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products like soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Mascoutah Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are usually more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, phone calls may be limited or forbidden completely.

The Mascoutah Police Jail phone number is: 618-566-2976

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make are shared with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Mascoutah Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For state prisons and local jails finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Mascoutah Police Jail, click the link below.

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